Clip brooch



G. TRIFARI CLIP BROOCH Sept. 20, 1932.

Filed Feb. 17,1952

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A CORPORATION Olli'l NEW YORK om nnooc'n Application led February 17, 1932. `Serial. No. 598,437.

The object of the present invention is to provide 'a combined brooch and clip of a novel and decorative form, the brooch compris'ingJ two separable members detachably mounted upon a pin bar, either` of which is adapted to be mounted upon a hinged clip bar for use as a clip.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawing in which v Fig. l' is a plan view ofthe assembled brooch. .y

Fig. 2'is an enlarged device. y y 4 Fig. 3 is a ra'r plan view of the device enlarged and one element of the brooch separated. l

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line side elevation of the Fig. 5 is a side elevation of `one member of the brooch held by the clip member against the face of a fabric andshovving 1n dotted lines the action 'of the toothed element of the clip bar.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the clip shownI in Fig. I5.

Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the brooch element shown in Fig. 5, f

Fig. 9 is a bottom p an'view of the hinged clip bar structure shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7. A front viewof one of the brooch elements is shown in Fig..8 and the rear view thereofI to the right of Fig. 3. f The elements assembled are shown in Figs. `1 and 2.

Each brooch 'element comprises a metal frame 1 decorated on its'fr'ont face, as by the insertion `of brilliants or other stones, by enameling, by filigree work, et

.Each brooch element is formed with an outer edge `lo and a straight wall inner edge 1mm.

Secured to the rear face of each element near the inner edge is a loop`j2 and between the loop and the outer edge of the element the latter carries a headed which, if desired, maybe reversed 'in positln and may be modified as to form.

When the device is used as a brooch, it is carried by a pin-holding frame, and when one of the ornamental elements is used as a clip, it is carried by a hinged Aframe which in its function -of holding the` member 1 is identical with the pin-holding frame.

The pin-holding frame is clearly illustrat-` j ed in Fig. 3. It consists of opposed springlike sections 4, 4m connectedby a section 10 having opposed rectangular projections, each projection being adapted to enter the loop 2 attached to one of the ornamental members 1'. The free end of each member 4, im is provided with opposed spring prongs 4mm which are sufiiciently spaced to receive the stem of a headed stud 3, the inner surface of each spring prong being curvedto conform with the rounded surface of the stem. Eachy set of Aprongs .4a/:m will be spaced slightly less than the diameter of the stud stem so as to i press upon the same when it is -in position.

Thus, the yspring prongs will ,act to hold member 1 by frictional engagementwith the stem of the stud and by abutment with the head of the stud.

l Member 4 of the pin-holding frame will l have pivotally attached thereto a pin 5 which pin is adapted to be held by a suitable catch member 6 carried by member 4:17, the construcno partofy tion of the catch member forming the present invention and being diagrammatica-ll shown rather than shown in detail.

The hinged clip frame. is formed of two sections 7 and 'connected by hinge pin 8. and, as shown more particularly in Fig. 7, the member 7 is formed with a spring extension a engaging apost 7.72.2: carried by member 7m for receiving the hinge pin 8. Membery 7:13 f

is provided with engaging means for hea-ded stud 3 of the @me form as that provided On the pin member, numerals for loop 2, and, therefore, the same for these parts are used in Fig. 9 as in the figures showing the` pin frame.

Member 7 of thel clip frame is provided with pins b'the action of which is shown in Fig. 5 wherein by dotted line position member 7 is shown in initial position, then moved downward partly toward the fabric c, then into engagement with the fabric, so as to hold the clip engaged therewith, the pins entering the fabric.

frame and also with a loop-entering-Y ico From the above, it will be seen that the' two hrizontal members 1, 1, Fig. 1 are adapted to lie in'edgejuxtaposition, each carrying a holding element,y to wit, headed stud 3.

- The frame, illustrated more particularly1 in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, is provided with means for engaging each of the holding elements, said means being the spring prongs 4mm, the frame having a pin for securing it to a fabric. `It

. will also be seen that ahinged clip frame 7 is adapted to receive either of said horizontal members 1, the clip frame having spring prongs 4mm which interlock with the appropriate stud 3. so as to support member 1 inde- 15 pendently of the first-named frame.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

is as follows l 1. A combined brooch and clip comprisin an ornamental member and a headed stud an loop carried by the latter in spaced position in combination with a frame, `and means for securing the frame to a fabric, the frame having at one end 'spring prongs adapted to engage the headed stud and also having rearwardly of the spring prongs a projection adapted/to enter the loop.

2. An article of jewelry. comprising two ornamental members adapted to lie in edge 9 juxtaposition and in such position to form the ornamental elements of a brooch and a loop and a headed projection carried by each f of said ornamental members, in combination with a frame having at each end thereof spring prongs adapted to engage lthe headed projection and having rearwardly of each end a projecting member adapted to enter the loop of an ornamental member, said frame .having means for attaching the same to a fabric. y Y

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

l GUSTAVO TRIFARI.

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